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+type: "Bill"
+title: "A bill for an act relating to damages against participants in firearms regulation violations by political subdivisions, and including effective date provisions."
+description: "A bill for an act relating to damages against participants in firearms regulation violations by political subdivisions, and including effective date provisions."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
+legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "HF 2556"
+citation: "Iowa HF 2556 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["damages", "fees", "firearms", "local government", "tort law"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 7
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2024-02-15"
+last_action: "2024-05-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fe672650-9c5b-4805-9d53-01e7284421f6"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2556&ga=90"
+source_hash: "b55d2616fc050ebe926d5803e9e266cf0d5b0029c4b28be15d5a3833b13dee3f"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
+---
+
+# Iowa HF 2556 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to damages against participants in firearms regulation violations by political subdivisions, and including effective date provisions.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/90/attachments/HF2556.html)
+2. **Amendment H-8095** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8095.pdf)
+3. **Amendment H-8110** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8110.pdf)
+4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/90/attachments/HF2556.html)
+5. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/90/attachments/HF2556.html)
+6. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF2556_GovLetter.pdf)
+7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF2556.html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Shall the bill pass? — **84–11** (pass) · lower
+- Shall the bill pass? — **40–5** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY — primary (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-02-15** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
+- **2024-02-28** Amendment H-8095 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2024-02-29** Amendment H-8110 to amendment H-8095 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
+- **2024-02-29** Amendment H-8095 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
+- **2024-02-29** Passed House, yeas 84, nays 11. `passage`
+- **2024-03-04** Explanations of votes.
+- **2024-02-29** Immediate message.
+- **2024-03-04** Message from House.
+- **2024-03-04** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
+- **2024-03-05** Subcommittee: Webster, Petersen, and Reichman.
+- **2024-03-11** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/12/2024 11:00AM Senate Lounge.
+- **2024-03-13** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
+- **2024-03-13** Placed on calendar.
+- **2024-03-21** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
+- **2024-04-11** Passed Senate, yeas 40, nays 5. `passage`
+- **2024-04-11** Immediate message.
+- **2024-04-12** Message from Senate.
+- **2024-04-23** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
+- **2024-05-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fe672650-9c5b-4805-9d53-01e7284421f6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
+